The AIM Institute for Learning & Research® is making literacy a priority across our communities providing professional training, partnering with researchers to put evidence-based best practices in the field of literacy to work.

At AIM, we form strategic partnerships to transform schools by connecting top researchers and practitioners with educators in the field to develop powerful new learning approaches and make them part of teachers' best practices.

From Wilson Language Training® opportunities to programs in other research-based methodologies, content in every professional development program AIM offers aligns with current best practices and is based on the most up-to-date research. Offerings—both on-site and online—constantly evolve to incorporate new findings.

More than 6,000 professionals and parents have participated in AIM Institute programming and access to experts opportunities. Our content and programming resources reflect the expertise of world-renowned researchers and experts in the field of early literacy and learning differences

Programs & Research

At AIM, we form strategic partnerships to transform schools by connecting top researchers and practitioners with educators in the field to develop powerful new learning approaches and make them part of teachers' best practices.

AIM is proud to be the first education partner of the Haskins Global L2 (Language & Literacy) Innovation Hub, an international and interdisciplinary collaborative of researchers and practitioners committed to the promise of neuroscience improving literacy outcomes for all children. The goal is to facilitate research to practice translation more quickly to the classroom and incorporating innovative educational technology in the process.

AIM is an instructional strategies partner with the Read by 4th initiative in Philadelphia, a collaborative of educational partners dedicated to improving literacy outcomes for children with a focus on helping students achieve grade level reading by grade 4. AIM’s training partnerships with schools in the region includes training for literacy coaches aligned to the IDA Knowledge and Practice Standards, collaborations with universities for pre-service training, and parent workshops.

Read by 4th is one of 360 communities across the US dedicated to the goal of grade level reading. The national Campaign for Grade-Level Reading (GLR) has united schools and funders serving at risk populations with the goal of preventing reading failure in these areas. AIM is working with the GLR Campaign to provide a scalable solution for teacher training and coaching to support these communities in their efforts.

AIM believes that collaboration between the research and practice community is essential to providing high quality teaching and learning environments and has gathered a committed Research Advisory Board of respected international researchers who are willing to share research findings and support promising educational practices.

Each year AIM hosts its Research to Practice Symposium gathering researchers and educators together for a daylong discussion about important topics in literacy research and ways to translate evidence-based research into the classroom. This important conversation draws 800 attendees (online and at AIM) and includes researchers whose work is garnering academic as well as mainstream international attention.

AIM's proven track record of delivering evidence-informed and evidence-baed programming to students, the AIM Institute's commitment to teacher training and its current replication of the AIM Integrated Literacy Model in Philadelphia-area schools, makes it one of the top services providers in the country. We are excited to have an environment where teachers and researchers can work together on these important issues.

- Dr. Ken Pugh, Director of Haskins Laboratories.

The AIM Institute for Learning & Research® was created as a center for educational excellence and professional development disseminating to educators the latest research, technology, and best practices in the fields of literacy and language-based learning disabilities including dyslexia. AIM, with its AIM Institute and AIM Academy, a coeducational, independent school located just outside of Philadelphia dedicated to providing extraordinary educational opportunities to children in grades 1-12 with language-based learning disabilities, is an education partner in the Haskins Global L2 (Language & Literacy) Innovation Hub with Haskins Laboratories, formally affiliated with University of Connecticut and Yale University. AIM is leading the way in evidence-based strategies for student success and empowers teachers with evidence-based knowledge and practice so that they can achieve the best outcomes for students.